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Topic: Islamophobia

A Palestinian American Muslim nurse in US fired for calling Israel’s war in Gaza ‘genocide’

The hospital’s spokesperson in an email said Hesen Jabr had been warned in December, to not bring her views on this divisive and charged issue into the workplace.

Anti-Muslim hate speech on rise in India, Israel-Gaza war played key role — US research group

India Hate Lab's report, released Monday, documented 668 hate speech incidents targeting Muslims in 2023, 413 of which occurred in second half of the year, 75% in BJP-ruled states.

‘No place for Islamophobia,’ Canadian PM Justin Trudeau condemns attack on Mississauga mosque

According to police reports, someone threw two rocks through the window of the mosque Sunday, on the eve of the anniversary of Quebec city mosque attack in 2017 that killed six people.

Hindu nationalism has taken first steps toward establishing a Jim Crow system

The Jim Crow project was not eliminationist. Hindu nationalists likewise seek not the physical elimination of Muslims, but rather their relegation to second-class citizenship, scholars Ashutosh Varshney and Connor Staggs write in the Journal of Democracy.

Obama calls on Israel to limit civilian casualties in Gaza — ‘ignoring human cost could backfire’

Former US president Barack Obama urges Tel Aviv to learn from US’ mistakes after 9/11 and warns that its actions could erode global support and undermine peace efforts.

Conclave on NLIU Bhopal campus stokes row with ‘Islamophobic’ talk. V-C says ‘don’t endorse views’

The event — which was held 30 September-1 October & was inaugurated by Union minister Bhupender Yadav — was organised by organisation called Youth Thinkers Forum.

How old is cancel culture? Tattoo artist Samuel Steward was ‘cancelled’ in 1930

Professor, novelist and tattoo artist Samuel Steward was dismissed from his teaching position after publishing a ‘racy’ book.

‘Hindu hate, love jihad, nepotism’ — in Indore college, Muslim profs face hostility from ABVP

On 1 December, ABVP held protests against a book written by a Muslim author. It then morphed into allegations of ‘Hinduphobia’ and ‘love jihad’ against the college’s professors.

Muslim comedians standing up against Islamophobia—one self-deprecating joke at a time

While prominent Muslim personalities keep silent, these stand-up artists are punching themselves down, metaphorically, in an attempt to counter prejudice.

Why Netherlands’ leading critic of Islam, Geert Wilders, is speaking out for Nupur Sharma

Geert Wilders, the ‘Dutch Donald Trump’ who founded anti-immigration Party for Freedom, has earlier called for a ban on Quran, and tax on hijab, among other controversial statements.

On Camera

As a Hindu Canadian, I am deeply hurt by cancellation of Diwali. My community is now sidelined

Canada faces serious foreign interference issues, but these challenges must not be weaponized to unfairly target friendly and important allies like India.

Watch CutTheClutter: Flattening INR-USD rate, and debate on pros and cons of a ‘strong’ rupee

In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.

Indian firms sanctioned by US didn’t violate laws, says MEA. Hyderabad firm that supplied to Army on list

Among 19 Indian firms sanctioned by US Treasury Dept was Lokesh Machines Ltd accused of coordinating with 'Russian defence procurement agent to import Italy-origin CNC machines'.

Xi wanted to teach India about imbalance of power. We should take a budgetary lesson from it

While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.